Thesaurus results for HOUSEKEEPER

housekeeper

noun

ˈhau̇s-ˌkē-pər

Definition of housekeeper next

as in maid

a female domestic servant they hired a housekeeper to help their aging parents live at home

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Recent Examples of housekeeper Among the witnesses who could be called to testify throughout the trial are a housekeeper who claims to have sold fentanyl to Richins on three occasions and the man with whom Richins was allegedly having an affair. —

ABC News, 23 Feb. 2026 There’s the handmaid Hermine (Birgit Minichmayr, in Sally-Bowles-meets-German-expressionist makeup and hair), now working as a housekeeper in the Vienna hotel Báthory returns to. —

Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2026 Krupa said it’s presumed that Celia Grayson ultimately made it to freedom in Canada, but Eliza stuck around in Chicago to work as a housekeeper. —

Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 16 Feb. 2026 The housekeepers are not doing a great job. —

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maid

Noun

The most recent season featured Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) falling for maid and illegitimate child of nobility Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) over the course of eight very Cinderella-esque episodes.

— Marina Johnson, Louisville Courier Journal, 27 Feb. 2026
And the maids are also people who hold the gossip in all the households, and the people who really talk.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Feb. 2026